| Show CIGARETTE BEETLE ia twy iorii that intas and ccuin T 1 washington star oh no eald said the tobacconist to a customer w m ho had just banded handed back a package of cigarette cigarettes across the counter those cigarette cigarettes are perfectly fresh I 1 received them from the factory less than a fortnight ago but I 1 am not surprised to hear bear you say ay they are old stock lach one of tre ito cigarettes wa was perforated from one on end to the other ith small holes and the paper bad had a yellow appearance pe po arance those holee holes continued the mere merchant hant are the work vork of at the most troublesome insect known to our trade the entomologists at the egri agri cultural has haie a along eclan name for him but to ui us he Is known as the cigarette beetle lie infests all sorts of toba tobacco tco but appears to be especially lv fond of 0 cigarettes thousand thousands of t Igar cigarettes ettes are ruined by the th little pet pt and he gets in hie his nork on all kind kinds of dried tobacco nor Is hi ble peculiar appetite appeased by to becco aone slone tor for he feeds with equal relish on cm rhubarb ringer ginger cayenne pepper ergot turmeric and all sorts torts of stuff like that the beetle damaged damage it cigars and cigarettes principally by boring them out and making round hole holes in it he wrappers so they will not nort draw apat 1 eaf tobacco Is rendered useless for rapping purt loses by twine being punctured with wt li hole holes made asade by both the lar tar noe and the beetle beetles till I 1 tirs and une line iut tut tobacco buffer u from th the e actual amount consumed by the larrae larvae there is to one case ease on record here where the beetle was u accidentally introduced into a irtle in lit a shipment of plus plug tobacco in a coiry short time about three weeks I 1 think the lawt increased ud almost took of the place it catered entered the clr baites ca ee and completely ruined a high priced stock of roods aae e are beginning bes tinning to know how to deal with the pest now and dont don t puller from it a as at a formerly but still I 1 m truly orry sorry to aa them appear in my stock again this ie is the first pat kage of cigarettes I 1 ive a noticed the in ails aul I 1 ve e cot to go 10 riat to work to put then out of buis lame 1 |
